What color is #787C72?

#787C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #787C72?

The RGB value is 120, 124, 114: 120 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #787C72?

The complementary color is #76727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #787C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#787C72 color

#787C72 rgb(120, 124, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #787C72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 48.6% green and 44.7% blue (120, 124, 114).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 4% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#787C72 color codes

HEX	`#787C72`
RGB	`rgb(120, 124, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 48.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 4%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 8%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.41, -3.47, 4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.41, 6.04, 125.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.99, 19.623, 18.756)`
Decimal	`7896178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #787C72, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #787C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#787C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #787C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #787c72; }
.text { color: #787c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #787c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 124 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #787c72, #737c72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #787C72?: #787C72 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #787C72?: The RGB value is 120, 124, 114: 120 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #787C72?: The complementary color is #76727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #787C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.